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Chapter 21: Climate

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
2.
Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?
a)
LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
b)
HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
c)
HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
3.
Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?
a)
LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
b)
HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
c)
HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures
4.
What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
elevation
d)
topography
5.

What are the 2 factors that influence Earth's seasons?

a)

Tilt of Earth's axis

b)

Orbit around the sun

c)

Rotation of Earth

d)

Distance from the sun

6.

Which location will have milder seasons?

a)

Coastal

b)

Inland

c)

Mountains

d)

Desert

7.

Which climate factor explains why none of the lines are very flat?

a)

Inland

b)

Coastal

c)

Windward

d)

Mountains

8.

Does city A or B have the highest average yearly temperature?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

They are the same

9.

Which of the 3 cities has the lowest average yearly temperature?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

10.

Which of the 3 cities is in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

11.

Greenhouse gases - like carbon dioxide and methane - help keep Earth warmer than it would be without them. This _____ keeps Earth warm enough for liquid water on the surface - and life!

a)

Greenhouse Effect

b)

Goldilocks Effect

c)

Equilibrium Effect

12.

Average global temperature has ___ in recent decades.

a)

decreased

b)

increased

c)

stayed the same

13.

What short term climate change is being demonstrated in the diagram?

a)

the onset of spring

b)

the onset of fall

c)

El Nino

d)

La Nina

14.

Which of the following factors influences temperature?

a)

prevailing winds

b)

seasons

c)

latitude

15.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
16.
Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
a)
deforestation
b)
photosynthesis
c)
oceans
d)
all of the above
17.

How does weather differ from climate?

a)

Weather can change, but climate can't.

b)

Weather and climate are the exact same thing.

c)

Weather describes precipitation; climate describes temperature.

d)

Weather is measured from day to day; climate is the average weather over a long period of time.

18.

What is a potential effect of rapid climate change on Earth?

a)

all answers

b)

droughts

c)

hurricanes

d)

species extinction

19.

Is the Earth heated evenly?

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
21.

Climate changes may be linked to changes in the number of _______________ on the surface of the sun.

a)

sun spots

b)

air masses

c)

seasonal winds

d)

currents

22.

Which zones are polar zones?

a)

Zones A and B

b)

Zones A and E

c)

Zones E and D

d)

Zones A, E, and C

23.

Which zones are temperate zones?

a)

Zones B and C

b)

Zones B, C, and D

c)

Zones, D and C

d)

Zones D and B

24.

Which zone is the tropical zone?

a)

Zone B

b)

Zone C

c)

Zone D

d)

Zone E

25.
Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?
a)
latitude
b)
wind patterns
c)
longitude
d)
elevation
26.
Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?
a)
 LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
b)
HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
c)
HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
d)
There is no relationship
27.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
d)
temperate, tropical, polar
28.
Climates are classified according to which two major factors?
a)
elevation & precipitation
b)
latitude & temperature
c)
elevation & latitude
d)
precipitation & temperature
29.

What is the difference between climate and weather?

a)

climate happens in that moment, weather happens over time

b)

weather happens in that moment, climate happens over time

c)

No difference, they mean the same thing.

30.

mOst of the warming that has been observed over the 20th century can be attributed to

a)

droughts

b)

glacial melting

c)

human activity

d)

plant growth

31.

Latitude strongly influences climate becasue ________ solar energy falls on areas that are closer to the equator than to the poles.

a)

the same amount of

b)

sometimes less

c)

more

d)

less

32.

The greenhouse effect makes Earth

a)

colder

b)

warmer

c)

none of the above

33.
Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
a)
deforestation
b)
photosynthesis
c)
oceans
d)
all of the above
34.

Climate is affected by many factors including:

a)

latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water

b)

tides and currents

c)

wind

d)

snow and sleet

35.

The side of a mountain range that faces away from the wind and receives little to no precipitation:

a)

Windward

b)

Leeward

c)

Monsoon

d)

Climate

36.

The side of a mountain range that faces the oncoming wind and receives precipitation:

a)

Climate

b)

Windward

c)

Leeward

d)

Monsoon